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incubate

[in-kyuh-beyt, ing-] / ˈɪn kyəˌbeɪt, ˈɪŋ- /
VERB
hatch
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We’ve watched it incubate in this country since Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

He stayed back to incubate the egg while Wisdom headed back to sea for a time, researchers said.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024

This trend ought to inspire companies across the nation, reminding them that they too can incubate work of the highest level for our most prominent stages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

By contrast, she says the A$13.7bn set aside to process critical minerals and incubate Australia’s nascent green hydrogen industry “isn’t real money”.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

The shells of her eggs would be thin and eventually smash when she tried to incubate them.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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